Running out telescopic springs of guns with recoiling barrels.



K. VOLLER.

RUNNING OUT TELESCOPIC SPRINGS 0F GUNS WITH RECOILING BARRELS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.25. 1914.

Patented Feb. 13, 1917.`

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NT*OFFICE.1 i- 'v Y Y p KARL vLLEIa-OF DUssELnoRFfGERMar-TY. i K Y "RUNNINGl our TELnsoor-Io SPRINGS or GUNS WITH` REcoiLiNdlBARREIQs.

I 'atenten Feb. 13,1917.` Application ined August 25, i914. seriaiivofs'saayz,

1,215,433 A specication'ofitersiatenf.v

To aZZ wwm t may concern.' f. and thecarriage would bey subjected to con?v vBe it known that. I, KARL VIJLER, a sub-l siderably greater stra'in,*this naturally tend` Y ject of the German-Emperor, residing'at 12Y 'ingeasilyto injurethe parts. Y Scharnhorststrasse, Dusseldorf, Germany, In order to preventthis, a lixedstop isar-V 6o 5,; have invented-certain new and useful Im ranged,which intheV construction shownfinV provements in Connectionhwith. Running Figs.v land 2 consists in a. locking pawl/m` out VTelescopic Springs of Guns Ywith Re- ,pivoted toyfthe cradle, the nose of the pawl g, A coiling Barrels; and I do hereby declare the projecting vinto the cradle, Vso as to prevent f following `to be afull, clear, and exact de-V any forward movement of the disk e and l65 10 scription* of theinventionfsuch as willen- .tube ZbeyOIld the OIglHalpOSitOllf -v v f able others skilledin the art to `which it ap# rFlic pawlcan be removed Vfrom its locking l pertains to make and 'urge thesame, position by turning it on its pivot, so' as to Y .In guns `with recoiling barrels,`in whichv allow ofthe removal and insertionof the lthe running out gear comprises concentric SPIlHgS n Y Y Y 15 telescopi'cally arranged springs, if the inner A In the COIISJFHCOD ShOWIl ll vFgs- 3 and spring breaks, the movable bearing plate of" 41:, the forward movement of the bearing y the outer'spring maybe displaced'so far as 'platee 1S llmlted a diskn. This disk is,

-1; 0 interfere with the proper working 0f vthe las seen f rom Figs. 3 and '4, provided with a; Y .1 gun '0n firing, and alsomaycause injury y150 longitudinalslot `o and has on its sides pro- 75 20,the parts. The inventionrconsists in a `de- 3601710115 Which in the Position ShOWll 11`Fg` f Y vice vforY preventing such' a displacement.,oitl A4 ellgglbetwn Ylugs Z0 011 the Cra-dl- III therbearing plate of theouter spring if the OIdI. D0 lIlSeIt OI'.I'H1OV the Springs, after rvinnerspring breaks. This isV attained by tllefadlhs beelopened .the disk n' S I fixing, within the cradle and in' front 0f the f liftedso that itslateral projectionsare freed. 30j ,2.5imovab'1e bearing plate of the outer spring, from .thelugs p 0f the cradle and thedrfsk;V Y

ya, stop which prevents this plate from bein'gjfCm bf? Wllhdl'wll- 'displacedbeyond its normal'position. Y Y 'I0-121ml as my invention? U the accompanying drawings" i-,WO @0n-.1v Y :[11 CVOIHblIIll011`k a gull `lliLVlIlg ai l ystructions according'to theV invention are VVrecoiliiig barrel, and a cradle therefor, run-l Y .30'V shown; Figures '1 and 3' being longitudinal ning-out gear for saidbarrel located in saidl -V sections and Figs. 2 and 4 cross-sections of Cradle and. GOIVHPISIl'g teleSCOpDg Springs" these constructions. Y n Vthe'outereiids of saidfsprings beingV spaced In the arrangement according to Figs.' l,V from theouter end of said cradle, a mov-v 90 `and 27"@ is. the gun ban-e1 which on firingV .able lbearing plate for'v one of said springs, Vr'ecoils in the cradle ic isa-shoulder Vixedt ld a SJOP 111 the Path Of Said mOVable bearl .Y tothe Vcradle,V for the vouter yrunning Aout 111g P12113@ t0 Prevent dSpCemeIlt Of Said p spring .jd, the ymovable bearing plate vof Plate beyoldits normal Positionv Y i which isformed by an annular disk e. The Y 2 IniCOmbna-ton With-a gun having: a 95 ofzdivsk e is guided in the Cradle b by. means 0f. recoilingbarrel, and a cradle-therefor, run-l v lugs f; g is a bearing rin fixed to the brake ning-out gear forsaid barrel located in said p cylinder 71 for the innertelescoping spring Y Cradle and COIIlpISIlg teleSCOpDg 'SpI"lI1'gS,Y A- f z', the rear abutment lo of which engages theouter ends of saidsprings being spaced" v ,with the shoulder, at the 'end ofthe tube Z from the outer end of said cradle, a movable 100 Y which separates the two telescoping springs. bearing plate for one ofsaid springs, and` aj In the event of breakage ofthe inner Vrun- .Stop PIOJeCtlng mt() th? Pathof Said: Plate' .'n'llg OlltxSplDg, the outer spring would djsto jprevent accidental displacement thereof, Y 1'" place thebearing e together with' the tube Z Sad SOP bemg Capable 0f bei-11g moVedout i Y ginjsuch a Vmanner that the rearjbearng c Y 0f the Pthpf Sad bearing Plate UPI'OV@ 105 i' ozwouldpass vout; of the fixed bearing e. If accessto said springs. v f n Y 1 this. occurs Ytheend coilof the outer spring 3.In combination with a gun having a :would extendY in front of the spring tube s0 vrecoiliiig barrel, and a cradle therefor, run'- that the latter would not be able to take ning-.out gear for said barrel located in said' part vin the recoil on discharge, and therecoil cradle and comprising telescoping springs, `110 55 would be of only half so great an extent as it the outer ends. of said springs being spaced should be. YIn consequence of this the brake Vfrom the outer-end of said cradle, a movable bearing plate for one of said springs, and a pivoted stop normally in the path of sai-d bearing plate 'for preventing displacement of the latter beyond its normal position.V

4:. In combination with a gun having a recoiling barrel, `and a cradle therefor, run ning-out gear for said'barrel located in said cradle and Comprising teleseoping springs, the outer ends of said springs being spaced from the outer end of said cradle, a movableV bearing plate for one of said springs, and a pawl mounted on said cradle and projecting Copies of this patent may be obtainer for ve cents each, by addressing the VVashingtomD. C. Y

into the path of said bearing plate for preventing displaoemenfl of the latter beyond its normal position, said pawl being capable of being'withdrawn from said cradle.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this speeiiication in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

KARL VLLER.

lVitnesses ARMIN MEHNERT, LOUIS. VANDORY.

Commissioner of Patents, 

